Track 4 of the EP Blackout Balcony · 2024
Knock on the Door After Eight Years
by Veda Monroe
“Eight years of unsent letters, and then I finally knocked. The most nervous I've been on a vocal take.”
r&b · gospel-tinged soul · acoustic soul · 3:13
Lyrics
Eight years of letters I never sent Standing on your porch, no idea what it meant Raised my hand, then I let it fall Heart in my throat, back to the wall Your window light is gold and low I rehearsed a speech and now I don't know Footsteps on the hallway floor Then the knob turns and there's the door Say my name Like you used to say Say my name Don't let me walk away Knock on the door after eight long years You pulled me in through the happy tears All that time just melted away Kitchen light on and nothing to say Knock on the door, you're home to me Eight long years and still we're we You made some tea like it was yesterday Same chipped mug that I gave away We sat and laughed at the things we missed The ones we lost and the ones that stuck Photos on the shelf, new haircut now Same soft voice that I remember somehow Hours passed like a quiet song Wondering why I stayed so long gone Say my name Like you used to say Say my name I'm here to stay Knock on the door after eight long years You pulled me in through the happy tears All that time just melted away Kitchen light on and nothing to say Knock on the door, you're home to me Eight long years and still we're we Distance is a story, not an end Some doors wait, my friend Hold the line, hold the light Warm hello on a quiet night Knock on the door after eight long years You pulled me in through the happy tears All that time just melted away Kitchen light on and nothing to say Knock on the door, you're home to me Eight long years and still we're we Kitchen light on, door open wide Welcome home, come on inside